Woman loses Rs 1.43 cr in Andhra 'Digital Arrest Scam'

A woman from Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district has claimed that she lost about Rs 1.43 crore to cyber fraudsters who posed as Delhi Police officials in a fabricated money laundering case, police said on Friday.

District Superintendent of Police (SP) Vidya Sagar Naidu told PTI that a case had been registered based on a complaint from the woman. The case was registered around two days ago under the relevant provisions of



the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and other applicable laws.

“We have registered a case in this incident. It is a digital arrest scam. Despite continuous awareness campaigns, especially among elderly people, some still fall victim to such fraudsters. By the time they approach the police, the money is often siphoned off, but we register a case and investigate every complaint,” Naidu said.